Of all the small kingdoms that emerged in the north after the Gupta Empire, the Vardhanas emerged as prominent rulers. Known also as Pushyabhuti or Pushpabhuti, the Vardhanas ruled during the 6th and 7th centuries. Their kingdom flourished and was at its peak under Harshavardhana, the last Vardhana ruler.
The political supremacy of the Vardhanas helped them gain imperial status and established them as a powerful kingdom. Harshavardhana shifted the capital from Sthanvishvara (modern Thanesar, Haryana) to Kanyakubja (modern Kanauj, Uttar Pradesh), from where he ruled until AD 647. Later, Kanauj became the capital of several future kingdoms.
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